Earthquake and Tsunami Potential of the Hikurangi Subduction Thrust, New Zealand: Insights from Paleoseismology, GPS, and Tsunami Modeling
The Hikurangi subduction margin, where the Pacific Plate subducts beneath the North Island of New Zealand, poses a major seismic and tsunami hazard to the New Zealand region, but its seismic and tsunami potential is largely unknown because of New Zealand's short (< 170 years) historical reco...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Oceanography Society
2014-06-01
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| Series: | Oceanography |
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| Online Access: | http://tos.org/oceanography/archive/27-2_wallace.pdf |